✦ These are my all-time favorite books.

American Tabloid

American Tabloid James Ellroy

City of Thieves

City of Thieves David Benioff

Cryptonomicon

Cryptonomicon Neal Stephenson

East of Eden

East of Eden John Steinbeck

Fay

Fay Larry Brown

Laurus

Laurus Eugene Vodolazkin

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay Michael Chabon

The Brothers K

The Brothers K David James Duncan

The English Patient

The English Patient Michael Ondaatje

The Rings of Saturn

The Rings of Saturn W.G. Sebald